Salmon Catches

12:25 pm Yet another spate is hammering down both valleys this morning. Each spate is getting cleaner and with the cold weather forecast for the weekend, the high water catches of the Usk and the Upper Wye should be fishable by Sunday.

1:29 pm With the river still high from recent rain and snow, we've had no further reports of anyone fishing, let alone catching...

9:57 am Ingeston: Stacy Mccarthy braved the ice yesterday, to claim the first fish on the Wye this season, a 21 lbs clean fish. This was also her first ever salmon, caught on Lyn Cobley's homemade single hook FC.

9:16 am The Wye and Usk salmon seasons are off to a chilly start, with ice and snow stopping any chances of getting out onto the river so far!

12:38 pm Wyesham: 2 day tickets available on Sunday 4th March, and again on Sunday 11th March. Contact the booking office on 01874 712074 to secure a ticket.

7:41 pm Bigsweir: Finished on 181 for the season.

11:23 am Spreadeagle: Finished on 54 for the season.

9:14 am Chapel House: finished the season on 22

8:59 am Holme Lacy 3: Late report from the 9th Oct, Colin Richardson had a 10 lb fish.

9:10 pm Rhosferig: 7 Salmon: 15lb, 13lb, 2 x 12lb, 10lb and 2 x 5lb for Bill Baxter. Robert Thompson caught his first 3 Salmon, 14lb, 12lb and 10lb.and Tim West, had 2: 10lb and 6lb........ 12 in all over the last 2 days of the season.

8:35 pm Upper Bigsweir: from 12th Oct, 9lbs first fish for James Tustin from Little Run

4:38 pm Dolgau: Late report of an 8lb fish to Richard Gipps on Sunday.

9:18 am Wyebank and Courtfield: Late reports of 2 fish from mid June, est 8 and 10 lbs, and 4 fish in September: 14, 14 and 10 lbs all coloured, and one small silver fish.

4:54 pm The Rocks: From yesterday, two Hen fish of 7 and 8 lbs, and a 14 lb cock fish.

9:51 am Lower Backney: From the Monument, Keith Maddox had a 10 lb slightly coloured hen fish yesterday, with a few other fish showing.

10:04 pm Nyth: Mike Hobbs from Crickhowell caught 3 salmon in the Cafn and Cafn Stream on a Red Francis 11, 12, 13lbs.

9:16 pm Carrots: 2 x 10lbs on bottle tube for Chris Adams

8:59 pm Nyth and Tyrcelyn: An amazing day with 8 salmon landed and 3 lost. Salmon of 11, 12, 13 lbs in Turn Pool; 18 lbs in Heol Vach; 8 lbs Tyr Celyn Hut croy; 11 and 12 lbs Longstream and 14 lbs from Boat Pool. All on an Allys shrimp.

7:33 pm Rectory: Tim Hughes landed a 33" fish from the Mill stream.

7:27 pm Ross AC: Two more fish for Matt Cooper on the last day. Both fish came from Weirend stretch of Ross AC waters. First weighed 12lb and the second caught late in the day was 13lb both came to a small shrimp pattern.

3:59 pm Spreadeagle: John Edwards had a 15 lb coloured cock fish from Highbank.

3:14 pm Edwinsford (Cothi): A 13 lb cock fish for James Philipps from the Sheep Deep, caught on a Willie Gun Tube. The fish looked as though it had been in the river some time. Then Neil Robbins had a fresh hen fish of 10 lbs in the Bottom Step on an Orange Rapala.

11:26 am Gromain & Upper Llanstephan : 14lb hen from the Leaning Willow for George Ottewell.

11:26 am Llangoed & Lower Llanstephan : 13lb hen from the Chapel Catch for the Local Angler.

8:57 pm Llangoed: 33" First salmon for Daniel Jeanes from the Chapel Catch on a tube fly.